Linedef type 422

By using the cut-away view, the camera position can be switched to a fixed point on the map. Here, the character can walk around while the camera stands still.

Linedef type 422, Switch to Cut-Away View, is a type of linedef executor which, when triggered, switches the camera scene of the player who triggered it to a view from a different place for a specified length of time. Note that this linedef executor has no effect if it is activated by a non-player Object, e.g., a pushable Object.

Setup

This linedef should be tagged to the desired target sector within the map. This target sector should also contain an Alternative View Point. The Z-offset of the Alternative View Point will determine the height of the cut-away view. The Angle of the Alternative View Point will adjust the angle of the cut-away view. The length of the control linedef indicates how long to stay in this view, in tics.

If Flag [6] / Not Climbable is checked, you can also adjust the pitch (vertical viewing angle) of the cut-away view. In this case, the pitch will be determined by the control linedef's front texture X offset. The angles are expressed in degrees, so the offset should be between -90 and 90.

If this linedef executor is triggered in a titlemap, where no player exists, the camera view is changed indefinitely, regardless of the specified time.

Sample

Example file: ex_ld422_cutawayview.wad (MAP01)

How to use
You may load this file into your favorite map editor, such as Zone Builder. Select `MAP01` as the map to load. You may also load this file in the game: Save `ex_ld422_cutawayview.wad` into the `addons` folder of your SRB2 directory. Start SRB2, go to the Addons menu, and then select `ex_ld422_cutawayview.wad`. Start the game in Single Player mode. Press the Console button (`~`), and type in the command `MAP MAP01` to access the example map. When you load this file in the game, it replaces Greenflower Zone Act 1.

	Linedef types – Linedef executors	[view]
Triggers: Continuous • Each Time • Once • Ring Count (Continuous • Once) • Character Ability (Continuous • Each Time • Once) • Race Only – Once • CTF Red Team (Continuous • Each Time) • CTF Blue Team (Continuous • Each Time) • No More Enemies – Once • Number of Pushables (Continuous • Once) • Condition Set Trigger (Continuous • Once) • Unlockable (Continuous • Once) • Trigger After X Calls (Continuous • Each Time) • NiGHTSerize (Each Time • Once) • De-NiGHTSerize (Each Time • Once) • NiGHTS Lap (Each Time • Once) • Ideya Capture Touch (Each Time • Once) • Player Skin (Continuous • Each Time • Once) • Object Dye (Continuous • Each Time • Once) • Emerald Check (Continuous • Each Time • Once) • NiGHTS Mare (Continuous • Each Time • Once) • Gravity Check (Continuous • Each Time • Once) • Level Load

Actions:
Sector: Set Tagged Sector's Floor Height/Texture • Set Tagged Sector's Ceiling Height/Texture • Copy Light Level to Tagged Sectors • Set Tagged Sector's Flats • Change Tagged Sectors' Tag • Change Front Sector's Tag • Start Adjustable Flickering Light • Start Adjustable Pulsating Light • Start Adjustable Blinking Light (unsynchronized) • Start Adjustable Blinking Light (synchronized) • Fade Light Level • Stop Lighting Effect • Change Plane Scroller Direction • Set Tagged Sector's Light Level
Plane movement: Move Tagged Sector's Floor • Move Tagged Sector's Ceiling • Move Floor According to Front Texture Offsets • Move Ceiling According to Front Texture Offsets • Stop Plane Movement • Start Platform Movement • Crush Ceiling Once • Crush Floor Once • Crush Ceiling and Floor Once
Player/Object: Teleporter • Change Object State • Stop Object • Award Score • Enable/Disable 2D Mode • Enable/Disable Gravity Flip • Award Power-Up • Disable Player Control • Change Object Size • Change Object Type State • Enable Bosses with Parameter • Track Object's Angle • Stop Tracking Object's Angle • Award Rings • Spawn Object • Stop Timer/Exit Stage in Record Attack • Dye Object • Trigger Egg Capsule
Other: Change Music • Play Sound Effect • Run Script • Switch to Cut-Away View • Change Sky • Change Weather • Shatter FOF • Change Tagged Linedef's Textures • Start Metal Sonic Race • Condition Set Trigger • Call Lua Function • Earthquake • Make FOF Disappear/Reappear • Make FOF Crumble • Change Tagged Sector's Colormap • Change Skybox • Execute Linedef Executor (from Tag) • Execute Linedef Executor (Random Range) • Set FOF Translucency • Fade FOF • Stop Fading FOF • Fade Tagged Sector's Colormap • Stop Fading Tagged Sector's Colormap • Control Text Prompt • Toggle Level Fail
PolyObject: Door Slide • Door Swing • Move • Move, Override • Rotate Right • Rotate Right, Override • Rotate Left • Rotate Left, Override • Move by Waypoints • Turn Invisible, Intangible • Turn Visible, Tangible • Set Translucency • Fade Translucency